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List:       ggi-develop
Subject:    Re: fbcon-KGI bridge
From:       Emmanuel Marty <core () suntech ! fr>
Date:       1998-06-30 19:01:55
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KC5TJA wrote:

> So in any Linux system, /dev/fb0 refers to an entire MONITOR/CARD pair,
> rather than a "virtual" console?  If this is the case, then that would
> make much sense.

That's right. I admit, it's a bit cumbersome when looked from outside,
but what isn't,  in a kernel formed of 10 megs of source in a low-level
language, statically linked  together for the most part :)

--
Emmanuel

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